IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Paxton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MA027005
  • User Pedon ID: S1980MA027005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1980MA027005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74610
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 42.2775472
  • Std. Longitude: -72.1121750
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Profile was sampled along Collins Road (USGS-North Brookfield quadrangle).
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA027—Worcester
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA615—Worcester County, Massachusetts, Southern Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42072-C1—North Brookfield, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 5.1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Paxton
  • PSC - 25 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/5/2014
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Paxton
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiochrepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/26/1980
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: lodgment till
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/26/1980 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Cd1

    Cd2

    0

    13

    30

    58

    79

    114

    13

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    58

    79

    114

    127

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Cd1

    Cd2

    0

    13

    30

    58

    79

    114

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    58

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    127

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Cd1

    Cd2

    0

    13

    30

    58

    79

    114

    13

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    114

    127

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

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    79 - 127

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    densic materials

    densic contact

    0—13

    13—79

    79—127

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; many (5.0) roots; 8 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA8072. UMass Lab No: 8072
    Bw1—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; common (3.0) roots; 11 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA8073. UMass Lab No: 8073
    Bw2—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; weak fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; friable; common (3.0) roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA8074. UMass Lab No: 8074
    Bw3—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; friable; common (3.0) roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA8075. UMass Lab No: 8075
    Cd1—79 to 114 centimeters (31.1 to 44.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; few (0.5) roots; 14 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA8076. UMass Lab No: 8076
    Cd2—114 to 127 centimeters (44.9 to 50.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine platy structure; very firm; few (0.5) very coarse roots; 18 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA8077. few roots of 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter; UMass Lab No: 8077